Sprout Social vs OpenPost comparison

Compare prices, channels, and features for Sprout Social and OpenPost.

overview

Platform overview

Read a short summary of Sprout Social and OpenPost. Then compare prices, channels, and features.

Enterprise social suite with publishing, care, and listening

Sprout Social is a social media management platform for marketing and care teams. Plans cover publishing, Smart Inbox engagement, analytics, AI Assist, and optional listening — with per-seat pricing, profile limits on lower tiers, and a Sprout API on Advanced.

Content workspace for solo founders with hosted and self-hosted paths

OpenPost is a publishing workspace for solo founders and small teams. Write once, adapt copy and media for each connected account, schedule from the calendar, and review analytics and inbox replies — with HTTP API, CLI, and MCP access on hosted plans, or zero software fee when you self-host the AGPL stack.

pricing

Pricing & plans

Compare the plans and prices for Sprout Social and OpenPost.

Sprout Social

  • Essentials $79 /mo

    Best for publishing-focused teams on up to five social profiles

    Per seat / month (annual billing) · $99 billed monthly · 30-day free trial

  • Standard $199 /mo

    Best for small teams that need inbox, monitoring, and five profiles

    Per seat / month (annual billing) · 30-day free trial

  • Professional $299 /mo

    Best for teams with high engagement and unlimited social profiles

    Per seat / month (annual billing) · 30-day free trial

  • Advanced $399 /mo

    Best for cross-functional teams that need API access and care workflows

    Per seat / month (annual billing) · Sprout API on Advanced

  • Enterprise Custom

    Best for large organizations that need SSO and white-glove onboarding

    Custom pricing — contact sales

OpenPost

  • Self-host $0 /mo

    Best when you operate OpenPost on your own infrastructure under AGPL

    No OpenPost software fee · you pay for servers, secrets, and social developer apps

  • Starter $15 /mo

    Best for one company building a repeatable content habit

    1 workspace · 3 social accounts · 100 scheduled posts/month · 14-day free trial

  • Founder $25 /mo

    Best for founders publishing across more channels and workspaces

    3 workspaces · 6 social accounts · 500 scheduled posts/month

  • Pro $49 /mo

    Best for a complete solo-founder content operation

    10 workspaces · 15 social accounts · 2,500 scheduled posts/month

  • Team $99 /mo

    Best for small teams that need seats and workspace roles

    3 included seats · team roles · 5,000 scheduled posts/month

  • Agency $199 /mo

    Best for agencies managing many clients and campaigns

    5 included seats · 50 workspaces · 150 social accounts · 25,000 scheduled posts/month

platform coverage

Supported channels

See which social networks each product supports. An hourglass means the channel is on our roadmap.

Sprout Social

  • > Facebook
  • > Instagram
  • > LinkedIn
  • > X
  • > TikTok
  • > YouTube
  • > Threads
  • > Bluesky
  • Mastodon
  • Discord
  • > Pinterest
  • > WhatsApp
  • > Reddit
  • > Google Business Profile

OpenPost

  • > Facebook
  • > Instagram
  • > LinkedIn
  • > X
  • > TikTok
  • > YouTube
  • > Threads
  • > Bluesky
  • > Mastodon
  • > Discord
  • Pinterest
  • WhatsApp
  • Reddit
  • Google Business Profile

features

Feature comparison

See which features each product includes, limits, or omits.

Features
Sprout Social OpenPost
Agent workspaces
Customer groups and profile groups 1–50 by hosted plan
Total channels
5 profiles on Essentials/Standard · unlimited on Professional+ 3–150 social accounts by plan
Posts per month
Unlimited scheduling 100–25,000 scheduled posts by plan
Team members
Per-seat licensing 1 seat on Starter–Pro · 3 on Team · 5 on Agency
AI Writer
—
AI Summarizer
—
Shareable post previews
Official platform APIs
Public API
Sprout API (Advanced plan)
OAuth apps
— —
MCP server
— mcp:read and mcp:full scopes
Cloud media storage
Asset library and DAM integrations 1–250 GB media by plan
Multi-channel publishing
Agent integrations
— HTTP API, CLI, and MCP tokens
Analytics
Photo editor
— OpenPost Image Editor
Skill builder
— —
Calendar views
Kanban views
— —
Footage File manager
Repeated posts
—
Reusable templates
Social Sets for account groups
Reusable signatures
— —
Smart filters
—
Post delays
Optimal Send Times Saved weekly slots
Post comments
Internal plugs
— —
Cross-account plugs
— —
Global plugs
— Auto Repost with likes/comments/reposts/views gates (X, Mastodon, Bluesky, LinkedIn)
Group management
Social Sets
Dark / light mode
—
Community features
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comparisons

enterprise social operations vs founder-focused publishing workspace

OpenPost is for solo founders who want one composer, account-specific versions, and optional self-hosting. Sprout Social combines publishing, engagement, analytics, and listening for teams that standardize on one vendor.

Sprout Social

  • > Trellis AI and AI Assist draft posts, replies, and alt text inside Sprout
  • > Mature per-seat tiers with inbox, listening add-ons, and enterprise sales support
  • > Smart Inbox, listening, and influencer tools for full-funnel social teams
  • > Message approval workflows and external calendar sharing for stakeholder sign-off

Typical OpenPost workflow

  • Scoped MCP tokens (read vs full) — no skill builder or per-workspace OAuth apps for external agent checkpoints
  • Monthly scheduled-post caps (100–25,000) and account limits on every hosted tier
  • Post quotas and a ten-network catalog when you need broader agent-native tooling and kanban review
  • Team roles only on Team and Agency — solo tiers lack collaboration and approval gates

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